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New Hampshire House Overrides Governor’s Veto and Approves Home Cultivation Bill

September 18, 2019 Steve MacDonald

HB 364 will now return to the Senate for a final vote, expected tomorrow. Concord, N.H. — Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted (259-120) to override Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of HB 364, a bill that would allow patients and caregivers who are registered with the state’s therapeutic cannabis program to cultivate their own cannabis. … Read more

Lakes Region TEA Party – Debate: legalization of cannabis/marijuana

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Op-Ed

The Lakes Region TEA Party will meet August 21, 2019 at 7 PM at the Moultonborough Library. We will have expert advocates and opponents of legalizing marijuana for recreational use in New Hampshire (HB 481).

Armed Home Invaders vs AR-15 Armed Homeowner Goes About as Well as You’d Expect

July 13, 2019 Steve MacDonald

A Summerfield Florida man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen after exchanging fire with intruders in his Summerfield Florida home. The home invaders didn’t fare so well.

Governor Sununu Should Sign HB364: Allowing Cannabis Cultivation for Therapeutic Use

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Steve MacDonald

It is well documented that I object to the “legal Weed” movement, primarily on its mechanics. It leads to government growth, high taxation, regulatory expansion, and as it turns out more policing, not less.

NH State Senate Shelves Legal Weed ’till Next Session

May 31, 2019 Steve MacDonald

New Hampshire’s effort to grow government off legal weed has stalled in the New Hampshire Senate. Senators want to study the bill some more because it lacks the House votes to survive a promised veto.

Weed Nation – How about Legalizing Medical Marijuana for Pets?

May 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The Weed lobby got big, fast. It has cash, influence, and momentum. So, why get off the dance floor now when you’ve just got your groove? People are buying and buying in so hey, what about pot for pets?

As NH Advances the Conscription of “Good Times” to Fill Its Tax Coffers

March 7, 2019 Steve MacDonald

I don’t care if you want to smoke pot. I think the existing rules that allow small quantities and provide for medical access are great. But the latest leap to regulate and tax under the banner of legalization is not a great idea. It will create a whole world of new troubles we may find too late are worse than what we had.

Nashua Democrat Rep. Deb Stevens Insults Constituent on Mental Health Issue

August 31, 2023February 25, 2019 Steve MacDonald

A constituent of Democrat New Hampshire House Rep Deb Stevens sent her an email. She asked that she oppose HB481—a bill to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis. The constituent pointed out her concern about the connection between marijuana and schizophrenia. Rep. Stevens was not very kind in her reply.

Father of Kamala Harris – Her Pot Story is a Fraudulent Stereotype, Identity Politics

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Kamala Harris, like the rest of us, has a dad. Hers happens to be (ready for this?) an economics professor at Stanford. Economics professor. Stanford University. And he’s upset. No, not about her socialist-Democrat waterboarding of basic economics. He’s calling her out for her fraudulent stereotyping of Jamaicans.

Legal Weed in California Leads to More Marijuana Enforcement (not less).

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 Steve MacDonald

I could care less if you smoke pot. I have cared a great deal about the effort by various factions to get the state’s permission to grow or use the stuff. That was always going to come with strings and taxes. More government not less. A regulatory system, inspectors, and more enforcement. California is proving me right.

Science “Unsettled” – Pot contributes to schizophrenia?

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019 Skip

With large studies in peer-reviewed journals showing that marijuana increases the risk of psychosis and schizophrenia, the scientific literature around the drug is far more negative than it was 20 years ago. Comparing two major reports from the National Academy of Medicine, the nonprofit group that advises the federal government on health and medicine, makes … Read more

On the same idea that if you put Government in charge of a desert, we’d run out of sand

December 30, 2018 Skip

And in this case, sorta sideways, marijuana. Congratulations, Government of California, you’ve single handedly lowered the demand for it (at least legally). I’m perfectly fine with this outcome for a number of reasons: As opposed to Libertarians who believe that what you put into your body is your business and not the Government’s, as the … Read more

Lawsuit – Medical Marijuana Users Want to Keep Second Amendment Rights

November 22, 2018 Steve MacDonald

A Philadelphia doctor, licensed to prescribe medical marijuana was denied the right to purchase a handgun because he is a medical marijuana user himself. “Although Roman has “no other record of violence, criminal activity, or mental disorder,” according to the suit, when he went to purchase the handgun, a clerk informed him that his status as a medical … Read more

It isn’t just about the marijuana tax revenue Democrats desire…

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 Skip

As Steve posted, the reason why the Democrats decided to go all out on legalizing marijuana was not that they treasure Liberty (they don’t) but that they want YOUR money in their Treasury. It’s one of the reasons I’m against legalization and against casinos here in NH: both do nothing more than act as an expensive facade for bigger, more expensive government leading to more boondoggles and intrusiveness.

But the other reason? They’re beaming that they’ll achieve yet another Democrat Agenda item at the same! Question E…

How About a 26% Tax on Marijuana Sales To Keep Prices “High”

October 5, 2022November 18, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Back in 2012 New Hampshire Governor-Elect Maggie Hassan said she was open to the idea of passing medical marijuana legislation. My first thought was, why? What did Democrats have to gain by putting their foot on the path toward what is typically considered a liberty issue? My answer was money and power.

More Fatal Crashes on 4-20 after 4:20PM Study Shows

September 26, 2018April 20, 2018 Steve MacDonald

I could write about the Union-paid-for anti-gun rally at the NH statehouse today, or how they are protesting alongside the 420 pot rally folks who will also be there, but I decided to post this instead.

Researchers sought to learn whether there was any added risk of driving on April 20 – a recognized day of celebration in the United States among pot enthusiasts – when marijuana use is trumpeted and encouraged and legal sales are noticeably higher. And after examining 25 years of traffic crash data, what they found was a 12 percent increased risk of a fatal car crash taking place that day after 4:20 pm, the unofficial kickoff time of the drug’s holiday.

GrokTALK! at Liberty Forum with Matt Simon

July 15, 2024March 15, 2015 Steve MacDonald

Matt Simon is the New England Political Director and Legislative Analyst at Marijuana Policy Project. Matt joins us to discuss the changing culture, Marijuana legalization, and the status of legalization in New Hampshire.

State marijuana legalization votes: Good for the U.S. Constitution!

September 26, 2018December 8, 2012

Mind if I smoke a doobie - medical marijuana in New Hampshire — This guy normally worships the federal government. Not this time!

Who’d a thunk it? The recent marijuana legalization victories in Washington state and Colorado are outstandingly good news for the U.S. Constitution.

Why? Because they underline the facts that James Madison stated in 1788: “”The powers of the federal government are enumerated; it can only operate in certain cases; it has legislative powers on defined and limited objects, beyond which it cannot extend its jurisdiction.”

So does the Constitution empower the federal government to regulate or outlaw the use or possession of certain substances, such as…alcoholic beverages?

Of course not! That’s why…

On A Path To Less Government or More?

September 26, 2018November 26, 2012 Steve MacDonald

Newsmax reports that New Hampshire’s new governor (gag!) Maggie Hassan is open to the idea of legalizing Marijuana.

Pro-pot advocates in New Hampshire are excited about the possibilities.

Medical marijuana, the gateway-drug -policy to broader decriminalization efforts, is generally considered to be an issue with bi-partisan support. Supporters of legalization at any and every level have also long insisted that the cost to taxpayers of policing pot is excessive. But when the new governor (gag!) says ‘yeah, we’ll seriously consider support for the right bill’ while some folks are getting ready to pass the big fat doobie, I’m asking myself….”If New Hampshire Democrats are really interested does legal pot in any form put us on a path to more government or less?